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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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